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By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
House of Representatives has asked the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA and the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to immediately stop issuing licenses to oil serving companies for the importation of explosives.
The House also asked security agencies to beef up security at the nation’s airports.
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Chairman of the House Committee on Mines and Steel Development, Hon. Micheal Enyong Okon in a ruling after an investigative hearing of the Committee probing the licensing and sale of explosive devices by chief executives of some oil servicing companies in Nigeria gave the directives.
He said that the committee hearing was on general compliance of these companies to the permits, licensing and sale of explosive devices to end-users in compliance with the Explosives Act 2013.
Okon said that the companies were not complying with the extant laws.
The chairman met with AOS Orwell limited and Halliburton Limited said they were flouting the laws and permits on their sale of explosives.
The committee said that the companies were importing more than authorised, fearing that the explosives could get into the hand of terrorists who may use them against the country.
Okon said: “With the prevailing security situation in our country, there is a need to ascertain the adherence of these companies to extant statutes and regulations on explosives control vis-a-vis the administration and utilization generally.
It is important that we educate them on the need to ensure that the administration and utilization of explosives are in accordance with the Explosives Act of 1967 as contained in the laws of Nigeria.
“The permit is issued by the Ministry of Mines and Steel and the end-users certificate is also issued by the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA.
“The end-user certificate…
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